Some web pages are hard to read because of the combination of the background color used and the color of the text (like dark red text on a black background).
Is there a way to change the colors displayed on a web page on-the-fly?
Color Me Puzzled
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Dear Color,
Nearly all browsers have some ability to alter the display colors for web pages, found under the program’s preferences. However these are wholesale changes, not “as you go” or “on the fly”. That said, you can always change the preferences when you get to such a site, and then change them back again when you are done on the site. Some people prefer to find a combination which is pleasing to their eye, and then to keep that combination set up in their browser.
By way of example, in order to change the colour preferences in Internet Explorer, look under Tools->Internet Options, on the “General” tab. This will allow you to choose colors, fonts, and “accessibility” settings. Setting your own colors and fonts will cause Internet Explorer to use your user-defined colors for web pages which do not pre-define their own non-default colors and fonts. The accessibility options should force Internet Explorer to override a page’s settings even where the web auther has specifically defined their own colours.
Alternatives for the advanced user include using specific local style-sheets for each page, and (for those using Firefox) using GreaseMonkey.
Anne